Form Ct-1040 Nr/py - Connecticut Nonresident And Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return And Instructions - 2012 Page 5

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General Information
 Check the correct fi ling status on your return.
Tax Assistance
 Round all fi gures to the nearest whole dollar. See Rounding
DRS is ready to help you get answers to your Connecticut tax
questions. Visit the DRS website at or call
Off to Whole Dollars on Page 16.
800-382-9463 (Connecticut calls outside the Greater Hartford
 Sign your return. If you and your spouse are fi ling jointly, both
calling area only) or 860-297-5962 (from anywhere) during
of you must sign.
business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
 Have your paid preparer sign the return and enter the fi rm’s
For walk-in assistance, refer to the back cover for a list of DRS
Federal Employer Identifi cation Number (FEIN) in the space
offi ces. If you visit, be sure to bring:
provided.
 Any reference in these instructions to fi ling jointly includes
• Copy 2 of your federal Forms W-2 and any other forms showing
Connecticut income tax withholding;
fi ling jointly for federal and Connecticut and fi ling jointly for
• Your Social Security Number (SSN) card, photo identifi cation,
Connecticut only. Likewise, fi ling separately includes fi ling
and proof of qualifying property tax payments if you are
separately for federal and Connecticut and fi ling separately
claiming a property tax credit; and
for Connecticut only.
 If you are an executor, administrator, or spouse fi ling a return
• Your completed federal income tax return.
for a deceased taxpayer, check the box next to the deceased
Forms and Publications
taxpayer’s SSN.
 Check the box on the fi rst page of your return if you are fi ling
Visit the DRS website at to download and print
Form CT-1040CRC, Claim of Right Credit.
Connecticut tax forms and publications anytime. Forms are also
 Check the box on the fi rst page of your paper return, or mark
available at most public libraries, town halls, and post offi ces
during the tax fi ling season.
the indicator on your electronic return, if you are fi ling Form
CT-8379, Nonobligated Spouse Claim. See Nonobligated
Connecticut Form 1099-G
Spouse, on Page 14.
 Be sure both you and your spouse fi le your income tax returns
Connecticut taxpayers who itemize their deductions for federal
at the same time if you fi led joint estimated tax payments but
income tax purposes and wish to obtain their Connecticut Form
elect or are required to fi le separate income tax returns. No
1099-G information may do so by visiting the DRS website at
refund will be processed until both Connecticut returns are
and selecting What’s My 1099-G Amount?
received.
Paper copies of the Connecticut Form 1099-G are no longer
 Use the correct DRS mailing address on the envelope when
mailed to taxpayers.
fi ling your paper return. One address is for refunds and all
Important Reminders
other tax forms without payment. The other address is for
all tax forms with payment. See Mailing Addresses for Form
Follow these tips to help us process your refund faster:
CT-1040NR/PY, on Page 11.
 Be sure you have received all your federal W-2 and 1099 forms
 If you do not elect direct deposit, in most cases, the refund
before fi ling your Connecticut income tax return. Generally,
will be issued by debit card.
you will receive these forms on or before January 31. If you
receive an additional federal Form W-2 or 1099 after fi ling
Who Must File Form CT-1040NR/PY
your Connecticut income tax return, you may be required
You must fi le Form CT-1040NR/PY, Connecticut Nonresident
to fi le Form CT-1040X, Amended Connecticut Income Tax
and Part-Year Resident Income Tax Return, if you were a
Return for Individuals. See Amended Returns on Page 39.
nonresident or part-year resident of Connecticut in 2012 and any
 Most taxpayers qualify to electronically fi le their Connecticut
of the following is true for the 2012 taxable year:
income tax return. See May I File My Connecticut Income Tax
Return Over the Internet on Page 11.
• You had Connecticut income tax withheld;
 You must use blue or black ink only to complete your paper
• You made estimated tax payments to Connecticut or made a
return.
payment with Form CT-1040 EXT, Application for Extension
 Send all four pages of your return. If you do not provide DRS
of Time to File Connecticut Income Tax Return for Individuals;
with all the completed pages of your return or do not provide
• You were a part-year resident who meets the Gross Income
all required information, the processing of your return will be
Test or who had a federal alternative minimum tax liability; or
delayed.
• You were a nonresident with Connecticut-sourced income
 Enter your name, mailing address, your SSN or ITIN, and the
who meets the Gross Income Test or had a federal alternative
name and SSN or ITIN for your spouse (if fi ling a joint return),
minimum tax liability. See Connecticut-Sourced Income of a
and attach all required schedules or forms.
Nonresident, on Page 8.
 Do not send W-2 or 1099 or CT K-1 forms with your
If none of the above apply, do not fi le Form CT-1040NR/PY.
Connecticut income tax return. To avoid signifi cant delays
Gross income means all income you received in the form of
in processing your return, be sure to complete Columns A,
money, goods, property, services not exempt from federal income
B, and C of Section 3 of your return. DRS will disallow
tax, and any additions to income required to be reported on Form
your Connecticut withholding if you do not complete all the
CT-1040NR/PY, Schedule 1.
columns.
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